A nonperturbative form of the spectral action principle in noncommutative geometry

Journal of Geometry and Physics

Volumn 26, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 329-339

  Figueroa, H ^a   Gracia Bondia J M ^a,b   Lizzi, F ^c   Varilly J C ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d CENTRE DE PHYSIQUE THÉORIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

Bosonic action functional; Noncommutative geometry; Super connections

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032119335     PISSN: 03930440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0393-0440(97)00062-4     Document Type: Article

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